So you bought your first sewing machine....now what? Expert sewing author Elizabeth Dubicki will take you from fashion to home dec with 101 useful and money-saving ways to use your first sewing machine.

Learn to shorten pants, alter a neckline or update last-year's suit. Decorate your home with simple pillows, a variety of drapes, or updated the look of that garage-sale find.

Whether you are a beginning sewer or an expert, you will appreciate this must-have reference guide to the basics, including:

• Step-by-step instructions

• Easy clothing alternations and home dec projects

• Over 75 detailed illustrations

• Expert tips, tricks and advice to ensure success

Don't get left in the fuzz. Get your sewing machine out of the closet and start making it work for you....

Includes projects for fashion-conscious sewers who like to be creative and save money using yard sale treasures to mimic expensive designer originals.

Helps sewers achieve a customized, and upholstered look with slipcovers.

Custom Slipcovers Made Easy features a range of stylish projects to create seasonal "clothing" for furniture that is as practical and durable as grandma's slipcovers. Simple instructions and illustrated techniques enable even first time sewers to learn a new skill to try something new to liven up any living space. The 25 projects cover a wide array of furniture coverings for chairs, sofa sleepers, love seats, items in a child's room and even a custom cover for a dog crate....